New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-23
SIR ALFRED GOOCH ON HAWAII
HE DESCRIBES THE REVOLUTION rap,,

THE KING BARRICADkD HIS PALACE, CALM -
VOLUNTEERS, AND GOT THREE
Sir Alfred Gooch. Of England. will sail for homa a
here this morning Sir Alfred. IL win bs remsmbs.s
was the gentleman, who. memorable occasion. ~
the British Humane Society to award medal to csps<
| "Jack" Hussey, the dend lIfe-saver. Soma 49,
ago no projected extensive tour. ~
bracing America, the Sandwich islands ~
zealand and Australia. He had got o. -
as Hawaii whom illheaith compelled him return MA
out accomplishing all that he had intended WA -
fortune TO be in tho island kingdom during the ortiz
juncture in its administrative affairs which ever, ~
but Queen Kapioani and her suite called rsvoluua
6r Alfred has nothing OF the "standof" Of the casa
about him. He 10 man of travel intelligent obssrv.
ton and wide experience. and Is in every way ~
oughly "good fellow" Last night In corridor Of -
Hoffman House he chatted pleasantly with TRrBuxsn
porter about the Hawaiian occurrences and hs shars
them.
"I attended the mass-meeting," said he at vhiA
the resolutions about the King and the opium bibs vs
passed Next day Kaakaua put himself under the m
teotion Of the American and British consul who adv
him to form . new Ministry, which he a.
Then he called the Legislature together 10 MT
. now constitution; but whom left -. which vase
July l. the Hawaiians under arms and paradIse
in the strcets-a the saloons were shut-snd they II
arrested Gibson"
"The Queens party denied that there was revuh
ton. How would you characterize the affair :"
III the King had not agreed to dismiss his Cabinet ~
have another one don's know what would have hse
pened. II It wasn't revolution, oil know 10 that ~
King armed, and had his palace barricaded ins1
with sandbags ad got all his guard under arms, ~
believe. was intending to make fght for It, But th
would not have stuck to him. He called for voluntss
% s K 'sr:s sc s sa Ss
"what do you know about uibsonw
"He had Q very wonderful career. I believe
is true that he was Mormon, aud all that and be s
aSs I They say that 70 had sent . S Z
cure, knowing the game was up About $1,000
..s. 'ss s.ai asDrs ss PUT about A.
In awful funk the afternoon OF the disturbances;
in fact no sent message down to sas mass %s s
the face OF the fact that he had been constantly writing
IN al the native papers 10 d as sS ss
that they should drive them out Oh hos an old hype
S ssey Ss was IN n. charge the Hawaiian vous
tecrs-who all foreigners-she was not allowed b
seak to him except in the Of some Of them sAs
up the whites Of hi, eyes looked At his guards and SAID
Ny dear am IN the a1, bands OF fr nnaI ,.
"Yes but the British Commissioner. Major wods
5soa. q .Bs
suppose you know that the Hawsians have aoaset
z Have They'll y Well. they needed it b.
iieve that II the American Government makes
change in the sugar duty arrangementst will smas1
administration Of affairs there is that monsS
out voted the POCKETS ss of the and S%s
leans. The natives raise the taxes and practically
the foreign residents pay them. And they waste tns
money most shamefully. they would only apply some
OF it to remedying the the condition OF the roads The
roads disgrace to anything
" How does Claus Spreckels stand with the peoper
"Spreckes Is very popular now. He is one OF the
btterest enemies the King has He has told that be
doesn't like living in the islands"
Sir Alfred yesterday visited the Tombs He was shown
the prison by Warder Walsh, who afterwafd euer
tanned him az luncheon. He expressed his approval W
the manner In which the jail was kept especially con
sidering its crowded condition